Contents Cleaning & Pack-Out

Your possessions are valuable. You’ve worked hard to collect the items in your home, and when a disaster occurs to your property it is particularly difficult on the contents cleaning of your property.  Some damaged items must be replaced, but you might be surprised how many of the damaged items can be repaired and restored before completely replacing them, even after fire damage or flood damage.

Contents Restoration and Pack-Out

When you hire a company like Pulliam Restoration to restore the contents of your home or business, all of the items are inventoried, packed in boxes, and moved to our state-of-the-art contents restoration facility.  Our restoration professionals treat your items with care and concern.  We meticulously document each item using pictures, item lists, and a numbering system to ensure that nothing is missed.

Our contents cleaning technicians will ask you to

• Sign an authorization form
• Identify your immediate need items such as emergency clothing (some of these may need to be cleaned quickly for your use)
• Identify items to keep in your possession (Personal valuables, medications, jewelry, etc.)
• Assist with “restore vs. replace” decisions, especially regarding family heirlooms and sentimental items
• Be on site for pack-out and for re-delivery of your possessions.

Pulliam Restoration will handle the rest, including

• Coordinating activities with your insurance claim representative
• Separating items that will not be packed and moved, including items that will not be restored
• Pack, provide general inventory and transport your belongings to our secure facility.  We will provide you with a copy of the general inventory.
• Perform restoration, cleaning, deodorization, re-packing, and storage at our facility.
• Provide regular, frequent communication regarding the progress of your restoration claim.
• Arrange for re-delivery of your household belongings once restoration and reconstruction are complete.

During the restoration process, your items are kept in a secure area, restored using the industry’s most advanced equipment and processes, and returned to you when your property restoration is complete.

Contents Cleaning and Restoration

Why wouldn’t I just replace all of the clothing?

You may be asking yourself this question, and it is a valid one.  In some cases, that might be the best option.  But, replacing contents is very expensive and time-consuming, and there are some sentimental or valuable items that are simply irreplaceable.  Contents restoration is often the answer, primarily because it greatly reduces the amount of time and frustration spent trying to replace the items. It is also not uncommon for homeowners to max out their contents insurance policy, making it even more important to restore as many contents as possible. Go here for more tips on restoration contents cleaning.

We are able to restore many items that you may not think can be restored, including:

• Artwork
• Documents
• Books
• China/Silver/Crystal
• Light Fixtures
• Musical Instruments
• Photographs
• VHS and DVD media
• Clothing/Textiles
• Electronics
• Furniture
• Rugs
• Retail Inventory

Restoration vs. Replacement: Clothing Cost Comparison

*Note:  Figures are based on estimates and may vary by geographic region, type of disaster or other mitigating factors.

Why can’t I just use my local dry cleaner?

Pulliam Restoration has trained professionals, state-of-the-art equipment and specialized processes that your dry cleaner does not.  Studies show that a professional contents restoration company like Pulliam Restoration is typically able to restore 98% of garments compared to 65% for a typical dry cleaner.

Electronics Contents Cleaning

Pulliam Restoration has equipment specifically designed to clean electronic devices after a disaster, yes even after water damage.  Don’t assume that your data is lost or that your electronic devices require replacement!  We are able to clean and restore much of your electronic equipment to proper specifications, including;

• Flat Screen Televisions
• Appliances
• Stereo Equipment
• Monitors
• Computers
• Oscilloscopes
• Electrical Meters
• Flat Bed Scanners
• Other high-end products
• Contents Cleaning Technology
• At Pulliam Restoration, we pride ourselves in maintaining state-of-the-art equipment and specialized processes to clean your contents and give you back your valued belongings.

Here are a few of the techniques we use:

• High precision ultrasonic cleaning technology (over 40% higher recovery rates vs. conventional methods)
• Hydroxyl generating technology (33% more effective than ozone without the harmful effects)
• Aqueous electronics cleaning
• Restoration Launder/Dry cleaning methods
• Precision controlled drying methods
• Deodorization